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Digital Book World / Launch Kids

The Digital Book World conference will be held in New York City from January 13 to January 15, 2014. On January 13, Publishers Launch Conferences will once again complement Digital Book World Week with a full-day conference devoted to the key issues facing children’s book publishers in today’s digital transition. Launch Kids features top executives and innovators discussing the
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breakthrough learning forum

Educational Media Use in America: A Breakthrough Learning Forum

On January 24, the Joan Ganz Cooney Center will host a forum featuring a cross-section of leaders from education, media, research, policy, and philanthropy at a forum in New York City as we release the results of the first national survey on children’s educational media use.  Conducted by the Cooney Center and renowned children’s media
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FETC

FETC, a division of 1105 Media Inc., is one of the largest conferences in the United States devoted to educational technology. The conference gives educators an opportunity to learn how to integrate different technologies across the curriculum – from kindergarten to college – while being exposed to the latest hardware, software and successful strategies on
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Digital Gaming in the Classroom

Join Education Fellow Jessica Millstone and Research Associate Briana Pressey for a free SchoolReach Professional Development webinar in which they will share new data on how teachers are using digital games in the classroom to support deeper learning. This work updates and expands on a 2012 survey that showed a majority of teachers are finding
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Kidscreen Summit

Over 1500 kids entertainment execs from around the world will attend the three day event to engage in critical dialogue on issues that affect the industry; take advantage of some of the industry’s best networking opportunities; recognize and understand current market needs, opportunities and challenges; learn more about key innovators and their vision; and find
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National Conference on Family Literacy

The nation’s largest family and community literacy conference, presented by The National Center for Families Learning. Gather with family literacy professionals, educators, researchers, advocates, coalition members, and policy makers from across the United States for the latest resources in education, networking opportunities, and plenty more. For more information, please visit the NCFL website.
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National AfterSchool Association (NAA) Conference

NAA is the membership association for professionals who work with children and youth in diverse school and community-based settings to provide a wide variety of extended learning opportunities and care during out-of-school hours. The conference promises over 100 engaging and innovative workshop sessions using experiential and inventive facilitation techniques. For more information, visit the National
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SXSWEdu 2014

If you’re in Austin, join the Cooney Center at one of the panels that we are presenting. On Monday, March 3, Education Fellow Jessica Millstone will be part of “Listen Up! Speak Up! Game Up! A Game Data Discussion” — This panel brings together education, game development and research experts come for a discussion of
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DML2014

DML 2014

The DML2014 conference calls on all of us to build shared agendas and goals, to reach across the boundaries that separate our disciplines, fields, institutions, and sectors to re-imagine the where, when, and how of educational practice. On March 7 at 4pm, join the Cooney Center for “Creating Youth Builders – Promoting a New Game
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teaching and learning 2014

Teaching & Learning 2014

The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards invites all educators, advocates and policymakers to register for the inaugural Teaching & Learning 2014 conference on Friday, March 14, and Saturday, March 15, 2014, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. T&L 2014 is where the profession meets to secure the future of PreK-12
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CoSN 2014

CoSN 2014

The CoSN 2014 Annual Conference is designed for education leaders to better understand their changing roles in creating the new face of learning. On Thursday, March 20 at 4:00PM, join the Cooney Center for “Games and Inventive Technologies: A New Day for Learning,” in which we will present findings from our second annual survey on
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Sandbox Summit 2014

Sandbox Summit, an idea forum focused on the intersection of play, learning and technology invites educators, researchers, developers, and innovators of kid-centric media to this annual event at MIT. Presented by MIT’s Comparative Media Studies and Education Arcade, Sandbox Summit@MIT will highlight some of the minds behind – and in front of- today’s revolutionary ideas,
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